USSOUTHCOM Commander visits Sustainers in Haiti

By 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Public AffairsFebruary 16, 2010

USSOUTHCOM Commander visits Sustainers in Haiti
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Joint Logistics Command leadership led by Col (Promotable) Robin Akin (third from left) greet USSOUTHCOM commander, Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser upon arrival at Joint Logistics Command Haiti headquarters Feb. 13. (U.S. Army ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Fort Knox resident and Austin, Minn. native Maj. Chad Nangle briefs Joint Logistics Command mission and organization to USSOUTHCOM commander, Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser and Joint Task Force Haiti commander Army Lt. Gen. P.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Vine Grove, Ky. resident and Joint Logistics Command deputy commander Col. Jarrold Reeves briefs USSOUTHCOM commander, Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, on JLC camp infrastructure and life support. The JLC headquarters is curre... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
USSOUTHCOM Commander visits Sustainers in Haiti
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Fort Knox's 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) forms the nucleus of what is now Joint Logistics Command - Haiti. The JLC is comprised of Active and Reserve component units from the Army which hail from 13 unique hometow... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
USSOUTHCOM Commander visits Sustainers in Haiti
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Nashville, Tenn. native and Joint Logistics Command commander Col. (P) Robin Akin briefs USSOUTHCOM commander, Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, on JLC operations in Haiti. Fraser visited JLC Haiti headquarters on Feb. 13. (U.S... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser visited the Soldiers, leadership and facilities of Joint Logistics Command Haiti in Port au Prince on February 13.

Fraser was greeted by Col. (P) Robin Akin, commander of Joint Logistics Command - Haiti, at JLC headquarters at Toussaint L'Ouverture Airport. He received a mission overview brief from the command highlighting JLC organization, missions, successes, and lessons-learned to date. In addition he met with key JLC DoD partners, received a tour of the compound and briefly met with junior-enlisted servicemembers from the command.

"I want to thank you for all your hard work and all that you do. It reflects well on you and the Department of Defense," said Fraser.

"There are a lot of important lessons here," added SOUTHCOM deputy commander and Joint Task Force Haiti commander, Army Lt. Gen. P.K. Keen, who accompanied Fraser on his visit and also participated in the JLC's mission overview briefing.

After the briefings, Fraser took a brief tour of the JLC Joint Operations Center, Support Operations Fusion Cell, Defense Logistics Agency and Army Materiel Command offices where he thanked the staff and DoD partners for their teamwork and efforts.

Fraser concluded his time at the JLC by meeting with an assembled group of servicemembers from the various services which comprise the joint command. Fraser acknowledged to the troops that they were doing a mission that was different than most of them normally train for, but commended their efforts and their teamwork.

"It's because of you and your ability to overcome obstacles that it's working," said Fraser.

"It's that teamwork that is recognized throughout the Department of Defense," he added. "It's a great honor to be here and watch you do this."

Fraser then handed out challenge coins to those in the room as well as to the JLC command group.

"Logistics is tough, but you all make magic happen," concluded Fraser.

Photos and story by Maj. Paul Hayes, 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) public affairs. For queries, contact 3d Sustainment Command Public Affairs at (502) 624-8601. More information on the 3d ESC and its mission is available at www.army.mil/3rdesc or for high-resolution photos and stories by the 3d Sustainment Command, please contact the Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System at (678) 421-6612 or access them online at http://www.dvidshub.net/units/3sce.

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